Issue FEBRUARY 2016Copy date for the next issue is:14th FEBRUARY 2016

editor@northwold.netTel. 728317

St Andrew’s Restoration Appeal(SARA)

With

present the film

“The Martian” (PG-13)Starring Matt Damon, this is the story of an astronaut accidentlystranded on Mars and the subsequent plans for a daring rescue.

at

Northwold Village Hallon

Friday 12th February at 7.30pm

Doors open at 7.00pmTickets £6 at the door

or£5 in advance from: Ann Howarth – 01366 727772

Forthcoming films

Friday 11th March “The Lady in the Van” A comedy dramastarring Maggie Smith

Friday 29th April “Brooklyn” An acclaimed romantic drama set in Ireland andNew York

PLOUGH MONDAYWe would like to say a very big THANK YOUto everyone who helped make our PloughMonday celebrations such a success. This yearabout 80 people took part in the procession andwere joined by many more at the church gate.

Special thanks must go to the 3 teams of Mollydancers - The Kings Morris Men, the Misfitsand the Green Dragoons, who had all travelledvarious distances to be with us on the night.To the Revered Robin Blackall who blessedthe plough for us at St. Andrew's church.To Cliff Anderson who organised the flamingtorchlight procession and Heather and HarryEverett for the Road Patrol.

To the St. Andrew's Players (and Anne Pope)for their rendition of a medieval mummers playand the children of the village school whodanced the Broom Dance with such enthusi-asm.

We are especially grateful to the Crown Inn forproviding refreshments (hot soup and rolls) toall our participants and for allowing us to as-semble and commence the procession fromthere.

John Haylock once again welcomed us to hisyard for more dancing and allowed us the useof his kitchen for serving the mulled wine andmince pies.

Plough Monday could not happen without theall important PLOUGH, and for that we thankthe Cooper family, who kindly lend us thisvital item every year.

Without all of you, the people of Northwoldwould not be able to enjoy this very traditionalcelebration.Thank you all again.

Jane, Ann and Brenda

Sadly on the 16th October of last year, Northwold lost another one of its great charactersSteve Stephens, AKA Squaddie Steve to Cancer. Akin to thecharacter of the man, Squaddie did with this disease what hedid throughout life, he confronted it with dignity and dealtwith it in the correct way. For anyone that new him, his pass-ing will leave a huge void, but his unique character, his abilityto make us laugh and, yes at times, his bluntness where re-quired, will ensure that he leaves an indelible mark on thosethat new him.Squaddie's remaining weeks were spent at Swaffham andLitcham Hospice a place where he was cared for impeccably.

It was here that I, and others, witnessed first hand the nurses and their unflinching de-votion to duty and it was that experience that lead to the idea that has subsequently beendubbed 'The Walk Of Shame.' On Sunday 13th December 2015 Irish John Breheny andJason Monks walked from the top end of the Village to The Crown Inn, but this walkhad a twist, one of the afore mentioned individuals was sporting a solitary pair ofSpeedos and the other donning a menacing Mankini, for no other reason (allegedly) thanto raise money for the Hospice.

Steve was full of fun and so when deciding on an event, there was only one stipulation,that it was fun, and fun it was. The day in question was wet and cold, so it made Jasonand John's efforts all the more memorable. For an event like this to work there has to bea fool guy, or guys on this occasion, and without their commitment to the cause none ofthis would of been possible, so a huge Thank-You guys. I would also like to say Thank-You to Dave and Cheryl who facilitated throughout, but the biggest Thank-You goes tothose that contributed, because it is your generosity that has enabled us to raise in excessof £2270, a figure that is above and beyond our wildest expectations. The hospice re-lies heavily on donations so if this money can go someway towards making the remain-ing days of others that little more comfortable then their sacrifices were not in vein.RegardsJustin

Cinema Night Northwold Village HallMemory of Squaddie Steve Collection forSwaffham & Litcham HospiceNorthwold Sports Evening EventPlough Monday Thank You

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St Andrew’s Church DairySt. Andrew’s ChoirNorthwold Prayer GroupThank You from Moira - Tile CentreThe Benefice Christ Church WhittingtonLucky Ball LotteryWelcome Pack

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Northwold Village Hall-Notice of AGMNorthwold Sports & Social Club - Comedy NightNorthwold Art Group

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The Norman CE Primary School 4

Carnival 2016Dogs Trust Stamp Collection Thank YouRNIB Supporting people with sight loss100 Club DrawNorthwold Parish Council noticesSnow Bal in the Hall Event

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Northwold WINorthwold Care Group Lunch Club (contd.)

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Northwold Care Group—Lunch ClubNorthwold WI Village Yard Sale Notice“Women V Cancer” 2016 Event DatesCelebrate & Crown Inn, Northwold

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Northwold Parish Council Minutes (contd.) 8Northwold Parish Council Minutes (contd.) 9

Northwold Parish Council MinutesWhat does the Dr. Think This MonthBetter Broadband in Northwold Notice (contd.)

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Better Broadband in NorthwoldEdwin Hardy

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Classified AdsNorthwold Parish Council Meeting Dates

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The Village Life TeamEditor/Advertising

Stephanie Squireseditor@northwold.net

Tel 728317

Deputy Editor

Circulation ManagersMavis & George Gillett

Tel. 727465

CommitteeChair

Carol SharpTel. 728227

TreasurerGeoff Bartram

Tel. 728673The views expressed in submitted items are notnecessarily endorsed by Northwold & WhittingtonVillage Life. Whilst we endeavour to ensure that allinformation contained in the newsletter is correct, wecannot be held responsible for errors. The Editorreserves the right to refuse or omit items withoutexplanation.

ST.ANDREW’SCHURCH DIARY

FEBRUARY 2016Sunday 7th11.00 am Holy Communion Rector

Sunday 14th

9.15 am Service of the Word,Gareth Price

Sunday 21st8.00 am Holy Communion Rector

Sunday 28th

9.15 am Service of the WordJane Luckman

N.B. ALL BENEFICE SERVICESARE IN BOLD & ITALIC

If you have any questions or would likefurther information, The Churchwarden,Gareth Price (728283) may be con-tacted.

Church website:www.northwoldchurch.org.uk

THERE MAY BE CHANGES SOPLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON THE

NOTICE BOARDS

To discuss weddings, baptisms,funerals or any other pastoral matters

please contact theReverend Joan Horan on

01842 828034,email:joanhoran123@btinternet.com

Christ Church All Saints, WrettonWhittington with Stoke Ferry

St. Andrew’s St. Georges St. Margaret’sWest Dereham Methwold WerehamLicensed Lay Reader Associated Priest Licensed Lay ReaderCarol Nicholas-Letch Rev Ken Waters Janet Tanton

NORTHWOLD PRAYERGROUP & BIBLE STUDY

The next meeting will be onWEDNESDAY, 16TH MARCHat 10.30am at 55 Methwold Road

All are welcome

Irene & Mike

WELCOME PACK

St. Andrew's gives all new residents a pack fullof useful information about the church and thevillage.

If, by any chance, you have not received oneand would like to, please contact

Irene Quinn at 55 Methwold Road, 728098,the organiser. She will be pleased to visit youwith the Pack

St Andrews Restoration AppealLUCKY BALL LOTTERY

This year there are extra numberavailable if anybody would like to join

the draw. For £1 a week, this is a chanceto support St Andrews Church with a

chance to win a weekly £25 prize.

For further details, please contactTim Elliott (01366 728571)

St. Andrew's choiris always looking for new

members.

We rehearse weekly and sing once amonth and for

special festivals in church.

If you enjoy singing and would like tojoin us please contactCarol Sharp, 728227.

THANK YOUTO THE PATIENTS WHO

COLLECT THEIRPRESCRIPTIONS FROM THE

TILE CENTRE FOR THEIR KINDGIFTS AT CHRISTMAS

MOIRA

February 2016Sunday 7th

Holy Communion at 9.30am at Whitting-ton with Rev Waters.

Sunday 14th

Morning Service at 9.30am at Whitting-ton with Janet Tanton.

Thursday 18th

Compline at 5.30 pm at Whittington withCarol Nicholas-Letch.

Sunday 21st

Morning Service at 9.30am at Whitting-ton with Carol.

Sunday 28th

All Age Service at 10.30am at Whitting-ton with Rev Alan Bennett.

Christ Church Whittington’s Churchwar-den is Elaine Taylor.All Saints Wretton with Stoke Ferry’sChurchwarden is also Elaine.Elaine’s telephone number is 01366500948.

Mrs Jenny Elsey and Mrs Suzanne Warnerare in charge of the cleaning and flowersat Christ Church this month and at AllSaints, Mrs Carol Nicholas-Letch andElaine will be doing the same.

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NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALLNOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees will be held on Tuesday 16th February2016 at 7.30PM

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend, and are advised that eligibility forelection to the Trustees (“The Committee”) is open to one representative of ANY rec-ognised village organisation which either uses, or potentially uses the Village Hall. Inaddition, two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election.Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and “new blood” is particularly encouraged to pro-vide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas. The AGM will be followed at8.00PM by a committee meeting of those elected.

Mr. M. HowarthChairman…………………………………………………………………………………..............The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting, andwe would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing thefacility that we have, however small that part may be.Some questions you may have:

Q: Who is eligible to be a trustee?

A: Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation, club, orbusiness – even if they are not users of the Hall. Existing organisations representedinclude The WI, Tots and Co. The Parish Council, The Norman School. In addition, alimited number of trustees who represent “the Public” may be appointed. No specialqualifications are required.

Q: What is my commitment as a trustee?

A: Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance), attendance at a meeting about everytwo months, and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you wouldlike to provide. This could be:

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guidethe decisions made by the Trustees as a group.

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) themaintenance or updating of the Hall.

Acting as Treasurer (Not a complex task) Acting as Correspondence Secretary and/or taking minutes Helping with fundraising activities

Q: How do I get involved?

A: Come to the AGM, or contact the Chairman at any time.

Happy New Year to all Sports & SocialClub members and non members!

We hope you had a lovely Christmas. Thankyou everyone that came to our Family NYEparty, which was a huge success, both chil-dren and adults had a fab time!

We now look forward to our 2016 events.

We have two confirmed and more in thepipeline. The first is our Sports Evening onSaturday 6th February. A competition ofdarts, indoor bowls and pool. This washugely successful back in the day, and wehope it continues it's success! This eveningalso gives members of the club a chance torenew their membership. We are alwayshappy to see new faces and if you are new tothe village, it gives you a chance to meetother villagers in a relaxed and friendlyenvironment. So please don't hesitate tocome along and join in the fun! Membershipis only £5 for adults and £2.50 for children.

We also haveAnother ComedyNight booked forSaturday, April16th. Tickets areavailable fromCommittee mem-bers. We are surethis will be abso-lutely hilarious asever! We recom-mend you getyour tickets asap

as our comedy night always proves popular!And please, definitely adults only!! Detailson the poster.

Hope to see you all soonNorthwold Sports & Social Club.

Northwold Art GroupNorthwold Art Group closed on December10th 2015 after 10 years of running due todecreasing membership causing insufficientfunds to keep running.

We hope all members, past and present,keep on with their art and wish them allhappy painting!

Patsy Hood

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Another new year… Another new term…More new children.

How lovely it is to return to school after theChristmas break and welcome some new chil-dren and their families to our school. Encour-aging families to The Norman School is ofhigh priority as keeping a village school ‘alive’is paramount in keeping young lives in thevillage.

Following the excitement of Christmas and thecelebrations we shared at school, all of ourchildren and staff have returned to work withenergy and determination.

Our classes are all looking forward to severalexciting learning opportunities that I hope to beable to share with you throughout the year. Allof our children are fortunate enough to be ableto visit Dawkins Covert to carry out learningunder the guidance of their teachers and VickyEyles our Forest School Expert. At this timeof year the environment at the Covert has aneerie emptiness and yet it begins to reveal somany signs of new life. Our Years 5 and 6children will be exploring the environment atthe covert from February 1st and they’re hopingto gain a real ‘hands on’ exploration of habi-tats, environmental factors and life cycles tosupport their scientific leaning. In addition tothe forest work, our Years 3 and 4 children areembarking on a journey back to The Stone Ageand are looking forward to a specialist experi-ence at the Ancient House Museum in Thet-ford. This is just a small taster of the wonder-

ful experiences we will be sharing with thechildren during 2016.

I rather like a quote I came across recentlyand feel that it is something we at The Nor-man will embrace as we journey our waythrough 2016:It’s time to unfold new horizons and realisenew dreams, to rediscover the strengthwithin you, to rejoice in simple pleasures andgear up for new challenges. (Source: Un-known).

May I wish you all a peaceful and pleasantNew Year.

Sue White - Head of School

Winter Poems

Wild, waving, washing waves.Icy, cold, slushy snowmen.Nasty, cold, shivering night.Twinkling, shining, sparkly stars.Ever-lasting, black ice, sliding wildly.Runny, slushy, crunchy snow.

Emily (Year 6)Windy days passing by,Icy, slippery puddles crack.New Year is coming soon,Trees are getting bald.Eating: roast, puddings and berries.Robin red breast chirping.

Toby (Year 5)

Wandering, lost snow rabbits.Icicles hanging from near and far.New built snowmen, cold as ice.

Terrible, frozen, FROST BITE!Ending life of flowers and nature,Racing deer through the forest.

Yves (Year 5)

Water filled garden, everything’s wet.Icicles emerge from bad weather.Nibbling biscuits, to dip in hot chocolate.Trees with no leaves all around us.Eternal coldness fills the air,Rain, hail, snow, making things beautiful.

Aimee (Year 5)

NORTHWOLDSPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB

ON THE 29th FEBUARY THE AGM WILLBE HELD AT 8 PM.ALL MEMBERSHIP FEES ARE NOW DUE,CAN BE PAYED TO ANY COMMITTEEPERSON.

UP COMING EVENTSON THE 6th FEB WE WILL BE HAVING AFAMILY SPORT & FUN NIGHT,THE START TIME WILL BE 7.00 pm.

ON THE 16th APRIL IT WILL BE COMEDYNIGHT WITH LEWIS BRYANT BACK ASCOMPARE.

THEN COMING UP WE ARE BRINGINGABBA TO NORTHWOLD.

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THANK YOUOn Behalf of Dogs Trust, thank you toeveryone who has collected and donatedtheir used postage stamps so that they canbe sold to raise essential funds for DogsTrust.

We will continue to collect stamps for thecharity throughout the year so please putyour stamps to good use and drop themround to us!

Steve & Sharron Freemantle17 Church Lane. Northwold

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RNIB Supporting people withsight loss

New Year, New YouTime to make a difference!

Are you keen to make a real difference in 2016?The Royal National Institute of Blind People(RNIB) is in need of volunteers in Suffolk to joinour Community Fundraising Team and help tomake every day better for the 25,700 people in thearea living with sight loss or blindness

Every day 100 people in the UK are told they maylose their sight. Right now RNIB can only reachone in three of the people who need our help most.Join RNIB’s Community Fundraising Team andhelp us reach them all.

From setting up a fundraising group with friendsto arranging and helping at collections, speakingabout RNIB to potential supporters to placingsooty boxes in your local area we will have some-thing to something to suit you. You will receive allthe support you need to ensure your volunteeringexperience is enjoyable and rewarding while help-ing us to raise vital funds.

To get involved or to find out more please call uson 0345 345 0054, visitwww.rnib.org.uk/fundraisingvolunteers or emailcommunityfundraising@rnib.org.uk

The topic for the 2016 Carnivalis PAINT THE VILLAGE REDI have been informed that the Parish Councilfirst started the ball rolling in 1976 for thevillage. It was run the following year by thevillage groups so if my maths are right thisnext one is the 40th hence PAINT THEVILLAGE RED.

It is a day when all groups can join in andshow what our village can do. Unfortunatelyfor me this next one is my last as Chairman ofthe PTFA and we must keep the annual cele-bration going. Somewhere there must be some-one who is willing to take over and put theirideas forward. I will not just walk away butoffer any help to the person (s) that take over.The Carnival is looked forward my many peo-ple outside the village and always seems to fillthe Fendick Field. It's a great tradition whichmust keep going as many other towns, villagesetc have lost theirs for good.

Roger Preston

Northwold Parish Council are look-ing for ideas and suggestions for CommunityProjects and Village improvements for theforthcoming financial year 2016/17. If youhave any ideas, please forward your sugges-tions to the Clerk at northwoldpc@gmail.comor post to 3 Scott Avenue, Mildenhall, SuffolkIP28 7LT. Suggestions need to be submittedbefore the next PC meeting to be held on Tues-day 2nd February 2016.

Northwold Parish Council wouldlike to inform residents that routine tree worksare scheduled to be carried out in the Cemeter-ies at Northwold and Whittington, and also onthe trees that border the Whittington Play Areain the near future. If residents have any con-cerns please contact the Clerk on 07712232920.

100 Club DrawNovember 20151st Prize £20 No 71 Chris Girling2nd Prize £15 No 85 Gillian Howlett3rd Prize £10 No 1 Winifred Robinson

January 20161st Prize £20 No 34 Luke Preston2nd Prize £15 No 63 Brenda Eyres3rd Prize £10 No 24 Cecil Gould

Roger Preston

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Northwold SpiritualistsMeet every other Friday in the Village Hall,School Lane, Northwold , Thetford IP26 5LL at7.30 pm, doors open at 7pm and on other occa-sions. (subject to change)

FEBRUARY 201619th - Jackie & Keith Parsons

MARCH 20164th - Penny Francis

18th - Mick Kenning

Enquiries:Faye 07523 866797

AdmissionDonation per person - £2.00 normal serviceincluding tea/coffee. No collection.Clairvoyant evenings - £4.00 per person

The Ladies of the Northwold WI celebratedtheir last meeting of 2015 with a contributionsupper, a delightful talk and demonstration byMr. Timothy Green of Stoke Ferry, entitledChristmas Floral Arrangements, and everyonewent home with a gift from the Bran Tub.

Timothy Green designed two arrangements forus, the first being a Christmas Wreath, deco-rated with, pine cones, red tartan ribbon, goldbaubles and lemon orchids. The second dem-onstration was a beautiful basket, he startedwith a base of blue spruce, adding ivy, tinylime green chrysanthemums, deep red rosesand hypericum berries, it was stunning to lookat and smelled wonderful, two very luckyladies won the demonstration pieces in theraffle.

After our delicious supper, Brenda asked lotsof entertaining questions e.g. ‘has anyone everhad 3 points added to their drivers licence’?and whomever could answer ‘YES’ to thequestion, then picked a parcel from the pile ofpresents donated by each member and shock-ing as it sounds, there were more than onemember could answer ‘yes’ to that one! Imention no names!

All that was left to do was clear up, stack thechairs, wish each other seasons greetings andhead home, each of us looking forward to an-other full year at the WI in 2016

Our first meeting of 2016 got off to a flyingstart. We welcomed 37 ladies, a few ofwhom were visitors to the group, plus onenew Member. We began with our usualbusiness and plans for the New Year. Wehope to start a cinema/theatre group thissession, which I am sure will be very popu-lar. Also popular is the Northwold YardSale, and the good news is, the WI will beorganising the event again this year, on BankHoliday Monday, 2nd May2016. So, makea note in your diary, start putting aside allthose things you no longer use, but whichmay be useful to others and get all the detailsof how to book your pitch, from the adver-tisement in Village Life.

Following the business agenda, we kickedoff the New Year with a thoroughly enjoy-able Quiz Night. Judging by the laughter, itwas a great success, thank you to Ann forarranging the Quiz. Thanks you also toFiona, Jenny, Brenda and Barbara for ourdelicious supper. If there are any ladies outthere who would like to join us, please docome along, you will have a very pleasantevening, make friends and find out aboutyour local WI.

Beryl Quilter

and we are mid January already! During De-cember and January members of the LunchClub enjoyed two lovely meals. The first be-ing a Christmas meal with all the trimmings inDecember. This was a lovely festive occa-sion with many of the Northwold Car Schemedrivers joining us to enjoy the meal and listento the children from the Primary School sing-ing carols to us and with us. The secondwas on Monday, 11th January, 2016,when another delicious meal was prepared andserved by our ladies. We enjoyed friend's pieand vegetables followed by marmalade breadand butter pudding with cream. Thank youladies for all of your hard work in providingthese meals and also thank you to all of thosewho donated food/items keeping costs to aminimum but still providing excellentmeals. You all know who you are!

The Car Scheme for the last Quarter was ex-ceedingly busy. In fact, for the first time, inDecember, there were two occasions whenthere just wasn't a car and driver available sotwo appointments had to be postponed. Thiswas mainly due to so many requiring transportand with it being December, many volun-teer drivers busy with their families and someill themselves. Our volunteer drivers are sec-ond to none and ALWAYS try to cover anydrive they are asked to do if possible.

Now for a little moan: Could drivers please,please sign out and sign back in the QueenElizabeth Hospital Car Parking Permits in the

NORTHWOLD WI

NORTHWOLD CAREGROUP - LUNCH CLUB

2015 slipped away and 2016 quickly arrived

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DIDLINGTON NURSERIESWhy not visit our walled in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental trees,shrubs and perennials -Aquatic Plants

and much moreNow in stock Spring flowering bulbs, seed potatoes,

onion setsFree range eggs

Tel. (01842) 878288Est. 1962

Bulldog Barns‘Shabby Chic to Antique’

Come and have browse through our Aladdin's cave of beautiful furniture (frommodern to antique), gifts, clothes, garden furniture & ornaments, jewellery, clothes

& toys for sale.We have 5 barns filled with unique items, where there is something to suit every-

one’s taste. New stock arriving daily.

Curiosi-teaNow open at Bulldog Barns

Serving teas, coffees, scrumptious cakes, cream teas, paninis and more!

Opening Hours:Monday- Saturday 10am- 5pm (Closed on Wednesdays)

Open Sundays 10:30- 4pm

book provided and also try to return them onthe same day as lately some drivers have notbeen able to have a permit as they have notbeen returned! To alleviate this problem alittle the Whittington drivers have kindly saidthey will return our third permit to Northwoldand collect it when needed as their's not beingused anywhere near as often as the Northwoldones. Moan over!!!!!!

Our next Lunch Club meeting is on Monday,8th February, 2016 when the ladies will bepreparing and serving fish pie and vegetablesfollowed by pantone and fruit. Hopefully seeyou all there!!!

CHRIS

CELEBRATE ATTHE CROWN INN,

NORTHWOLD(phone 01366 727317)

FEBRUARYSATURDAY 13TH

OUR VALENTINES NIGHT3 course meal and glass of wine £21.95

(bookings only)

LADIES WHO LUNCH CLUBTHURSDAY 24TH2 course meal £10.503 course meal £13.50

(bookings only)

MARCHMOTHERS DAY

SUNDAY 6TH(bookings being taken now)

SATURDAY 26THTHEME CHARITY QUIZRoaring 20’s dress optional

in aid of E.A.C.H.(East Anglian Children’s Hospice)

NEXT QUIZ NIGHTSWEDNESDAY,

3rd & 17th FebruaryEarly supper Quiz night

6-7pm from £6.95

“Women V Cancer”2016 Event Dates

APRIL 16th Whittington Yard SaleJULY 16th + 17th “Flower Festival”

Oxborough VillageChurchAUGUST (Sun) Family Bicycle Treasure

Hunt

“Women V Cancer”Whittington Village Yard

SaleSaturday 16th April10.00am – 3.00pm

Whittington residents, clear out yourgarages and lofts!! You are invited tomake some money by selling yourunwanted items from your own gar-den.

It will cost you £5 to be included in avillage map.

The maps will be sold to the publicfor £5 at the church, to include re-freshments.

Your £5 map entry and any moneyfrom maps sold will go to“Women V Cancer”.Contact: Wendy Hodson before 16th

March to be included 01366 501052or phodson286@btinternet.com

NORTHWOLD WIare organising a

VILLAGE YARD SALE inNORTHWOLD

onMonday 2nd May 2016

Sell your pre-loved items in the comfortof your garden or garage

Just £5 per pitch

Light Refreshments will be availableIn the Village Hall, School Lane

To book and for furtherInformation contact:

Brenda 01366 728565Beryl 01366 727472

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MINUTES OF NORTHWOLD PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD AT THE VILLAGE HALL ONTUESDAY 1ST DECEMBER 2015 @ 7.30pm

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Councillors present: Cllr. R. Crisp – Chair (RC),Cllr. A. Collins (AC), Cllr. Frank Eglington (FE),Cllr. Clifford Anderson (CA), Cllr. Sue Leet (SL),Cllr. George Gillett (GG), Cllr. Stephen Gillett (SG)& Cllr. Adrian Jenkinson (AJ)Present: Vicky Bright – Clerk

Cllr. Crisp welcomed all to the meeting.15/12/1 Public Forum – LGA 1972, Section 100(1):3 members of public were present.The issue of the fallen tree at the cemetery wasraised the Clerk advised this was on the agenda Item9.ii. Residents want to know if the Council will beresponsible for the costs involved in repairing theheadstones affected.

Residents also asked for clarification on the head-stones which have had notices placed on them asunsafe. Cllr. Collins explained that they had failedthe 35kg push test and were deemed unsafe, underHealth & Safety laws the headstones need to be re-fixed. Cllr. Collins is to re-check the headstonesidentified previously to confirm they are unsafe.

15/12/2 Local Authority Reports:i) Norfolk County CouncilCllr. Martin Storey sent his apologies. No reportsent.

ii) Borough Council of Kings Lynn & West Nor-folkCllr. Peake sent his apologies. No report sent.iii) Norfolk Constabulary - SNTPCSO Law sent a reminder for residents to be vigi-lant against pickpockets at this time of year, and toensure they keep windows & doors locked and out-buildings secured when not at home.

15/12/3 Accepted Apologies for absence - LGA1972, Section 85(1) & (2):

Partnership Scheme application for a total of£1,556.50, this includes a 10% contingency. The pro-posal is to increase the width by one third and fixchicken wire to the surface to improve grip. It is hopedt do this work using some local labour, some voluntarylabour and supervision, and by hiring plant and equip-ment from local builders. It would not be necessary toclose the footpath for extended periods and signagewould be in place to advise pedestrians of any hazardwhile the works were progressing.

Cllr. Jenkinson advised that concrete bollards had nowbeen installed at the crossroads.

15/12/9 Cemetery:i) Whittington Closed Cemetery UpdateThe Clerk advised she had received an email from theMinistry of Justice;“Please accept my sincere apologies that we did notrespond sooner to your queries about the status of thechurchyard of Christ Church Whittington. I can con-firm that the churchyard has not yet been closed byOrder in Council. This is because of some legal ques-tions about the process of churchyard closures whichwe have had to resolve. I hope to write again shortlywith an update on progress with this application”.

ii) Fallen Conifer Tree WorksThe Clerk confirmed that the emergency works tomake safe the fallen tree had been carried out andshould be completed and all debris removed by end ofday tomorrow.Resolved 15/12/10.01It was agreed that the invoice of £800 for the emer-gency tree works should be approved and paid in full.

The Clerk also confirmed that the Insurance had con-firmed that the Council is not liable for damages to theheadstones, due to the tree being felled during inclem-ent weather conditions. As the Council had regularprofessional annual inspections carried out on the trees

Cllr. Alison Muir & Cllr. Mick Peake.Absent: None

15/12/4 Members Declaration of Interest (Itemson the agenda) - LGA 2000 Part lll:Cllr. Sue Leet declared an interest in item 11i andCllr. Adrian Jenkinson declared an interest in item13v.

15/12/5 Minutes of the last meeting held on 3rdNovember 2015 - LGA 1972, Schedule 12, para41(2): Resolved 15/12/5.01The minutes of the last meeting held on 3rd Novem-ber 2015 were adopted as a true statement andsigned by the Chairman (RC).

15/12/6 Reports and Matters Arising from theMinutes of the Last Meeting (For Info Only):i) Chairman’s ReportStreet light on the corner of Penfold Lane West Endis still covered in Ivy. The Clerk is to discuss thiswith the street lighting contractor.

The roundabout has been fenced off as Roger Drink-water has inspected it and deemed it unsafe

ii) Clerks ReportNone

15/12/7 Councillor Vacancies UpdateThe Clerk advise that there is still one vacancy openfor the Whittington Ward. The Clerk is to place anotice in the Village Life and will clarify that any-one can apply and stand for Whittington , even ifthey do not lie in Whittington, but in Northwold.

15/12/8 Highways Matters:Common Drove FootbridgeCllr. Eglington advised that he had not met withAndy Wallace from the Highways and that the pro-posals for the footbridge had been agreed and wereviable. It was agreed to proceed with the Parish

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iv) Whittington Causeway Lease AgreementA commercial lease has been drawn up by CllrMuir’s legal firm, which the adjoining landownerhas accepted for a 3 year improving basis forhaymaking at a cost of £1 per year. The tenantwill have the opportunity to rent again at the endof the lease. The lease has been signed and theconsideration of £3 paid.

v) AllotmentsEmma Biggs has contacted Cllr. Jenkinson andagreed to hand the allotment back over to theCouncil and to return it to an acceptable condition.The Clerk has confirmed this in writing and hasgiven a timeframe of two months for this to hap-pen.

The Clerk presented the Council with the proposalof renting the allotments solely to Cllr. Jenkinsonon a long term improving basis lease. Cllr. Jenkin-son intends to tidy the allotments up and turn theminto grass and gardens, he also intends to take onresponsibility for the tree works at the allotmentsincluded in the agreement. Cllr. Jenkinson wouldlike to request that he is able to have a small out-building on the site to store lawn mowers etc. TheClerk advised the Council of the Allotment Legis-lation rules. The Clerk is to draw up a tenancyagreement for the 10 year lease.Resolved 15/12/13.02It was agreed to rent the allotments on a long termimproving basis lease for 10 years to Cllr. Jenkin-son with an outbuilding allowed.

vi) Roof Repairs Quotes to Sports & SocialClubCllr. Eglington is to inspect the roof and ascertainwhat works are needed. Deferred t January meet-ing.

vii) Speed WatchThe Clerk is liaising with Janet Overton the Nor-folk Constabulary Speed Watch Coordinator andMick Parfitt and hopes to report back furtherprogress at the next meeting.

viii) Bus RouteCllr. S. Gillett advised that the Coach Services busfrom Kings Lynn to Thetford -5-15-5.30pm hadbeen using Church Lane as a cut through, ratherthan going to Little London and back up if thereare no passengers. The Clerk is to write to the buscompany and complain.

15/12/14 Items for next meeting to be held onTuesday 5th January 2016 at 7.30pm, in theVillage Hall.Confirmed that the meeting dates for 2016 willremain as the first Tuesday of the month, with theexception of August at 7.30pm in the Village Hall CSW Sports & Social Club Roof Quotes Lightsource Update Play Area Repair Quotes Glebe Close Street Lighting Update

at all of the cemetery’s, with the most recent being done on 1st November 2015, and with the said tree beingdeclared as safe with no issues being identified, the tree felling is out of the Council’s control and they aretherefore not liable.

15/12/10 Correspondence:i) The Clerk read out a letter from David Wheatley of 17 Glebe Close, raising concerns over the lack of ade-quate street lighting at Glebe Close.

It was suggested that the Clerk contact Westcote to discuss options to change to bigger lamps, or to adjust thelamps to spread the light further.

15/12/11 Planning Applicationsi) 15/01795/F - Change of Use from Commercial to Residential Premises - Woodlands 11 Little LondonRoadResolved 15/12/11.01No objections.

ii) 15/01803/F - Extension & Alterations to Audley House 1 High StreetResolved 15/12/11.02No objections.

15/12/12 Finance:i) Parish Council Bank Balances and ReconciliationThe Payments and receipts from 4th November 2015 to 1st December 2015 were scrutinised and approved.The Lloyds Treasurer account balance was confirmed as £49,850.60 as of 24th November 2015.Resolved 15/12/12.01That the Bank balances and reconciliation of payments & receipts be received and adopted and initialledassuch by the Chairman (RC).

ii) Cheques for signing and approval and to authorise payment of outstanding invoices.Resolved 15/12/12.02It was agreed to approve the payments of the following outstanding invoices and the cheques were approvedand signed by Cllr. R. Crisp and Cllr. A. Collins.

iii) Update on Constables Charity Finances/Bank AccountConfirmation has been received that the funds have now been transferred to the one account with NS&I. Cllr.Eglington is to confirm the balance and the Council will look at settling up a deposit account with TSB totransfer the funds into.

15/12/13 Parish Mattersi) Play Area Repairs ReportDeferred to the January meeting. The roundabout has now been fenced off for H&S. We will continue tosource quotes/options for rubber surfacing for the swings and roundabout.

ii) Lightsource/Solar Panels UpdateLightsource have now requested EPC, Structural and Asbestos surveys before the installation can proceed. TheClerk is to write to Lightsource and express the Council’s frustration that this was not mentioned previouslyand that it is felt that Lightsource has been stalling and not disclosing all the relevant information needed, asthey initially said there would be no cost to the Parish Council. The Clerk is to approach Lightsource regardingour options i.e. smaller design to include the costs of the surveys within the grant or to scrap the project anduse the fund for other community benefit projects.

iii) Sale of Clay Pit LandCllr. Eglington confirmed that the sale for £12,000 could proceed, this includes the buyer paying the fees. Themoney is to be transferred into the Council’s bank account immediately.Resolved 15/12/13.01It was agreed to accept the offer of £12,000 and for the sale to proceed. The Land Registry transfers weresigned at the meeting by Cllr. Collins and Cllr. Crisp.

Thanks were given to Cllr. Eglington and Cllr. Muir for their hard work and time.

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FOOT HEALTH CLINICMay we remind our readers that the next foot health clinic is as follows:-

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All this changed before Christmas whenManagement requested one of those stoolswith a dropdown front which reveals shelvesfor shoe storage. No sweat! The master con-structor went online and ordered a DeluxeShoe Ottoman Bench which was advertisedas needing simple home assembly; surely,this would be no problem for the masterassembler! Eventually, it arrived in a box soheavy I could hardly lift it. That evening, thekitchen table was cleared and I laid every-thing out. Of course, one of the half moonthingies was missing but, with my past ex-perience, I could solve that problem. It soonbecame apparent that the piece had beendesigned by some oriental maniac who hademployed his three year old son to create theinstruction sheet which consisted entirely ofpictures and was, to put it politely, opaque!No problem for the master who has beendoing this for 50 years. Slowly and painfully,the furniture came together. Unfortunately,once the shell had been completed in accor-dance with the pictures, it became apparentthat it would have to be dismantled to screwin the internal fittings. Then, having reassem-bled the whole thing, the pictures told me toinsert the shelving slats. Unfortunately, inreality, this could not be achieved withoutdismantling the whole thing again. Alto-gether, two hours to complete the job, afterwhich I needed all my strength to get it up-stairs.

Chastened and with dented self-confidence, I shall think long and hard beforeembarking on another such project.

It was breakfast time at the Smiths' house.Linda turned to her husband Frank with anirritated look and said: "I bet you don't re-member what today is!" "Of course I remem-ber!" declared Frank, and hastily left forwork. When he reached his office, he imme-diately went to his best friend's office andshouted: "Mark, you have to help me - Ithink it's my wife's birthday today and I com-pletely forgot about it!"Mark calmed himdown and opined that he should send hiswife several gifts throughout the day. "Thatway there is no way she'll realize you justremembered. Besides, pick the right gifts andyou'll have a very happy woman on yourhands" Frank immediately went and didexactly that, sending his wife a beautifuldress, her favourite perfume and even somesexy lingerie, each delivered to the houseevery few hours. When evening came, Frankreturn to the house beaming with pride, andmet his wife standing with a huge smile onher face. "First the beautiful dress, then theperfume I like so much, and then even somesexy lingerie! You really surprised me mylove. I never thought I'd wear such beautiful

How are you with flat-pack furniture? Forthose of you who do not know, it is possible tobuy bookcases, tables, chairs, wardrobes froma variety of companies. The furniture comesflat-packed in a cardboard box; you open thebox, take out all the flat boards, which are pre-drilled with a variety of holes, and you alsotake out several plastic bags full of screws,bolts, wood dowels, strange half moon metalthings, a tiny Allen key which will wreck yourfingers if you do not buy yourself large Allenkeys, preferably with handles, and Heavenknows what else. If you are lucky, instructionswill be included and, if you are even morelucky, they will be in English. Often, one ortwo essential items will be missing from theplastic bags; strangely, there are never anyextra bits.

Having been trained in carpentry at school andby a fastidious father at home, I am quitehandy at installing kitchens and making stuff. Ihave been making these flat-pack wardrobes,bedside tables, bookcases, etc for 50 years ormore. Seven kids have bought their own homesand have then moved around a bit so there hasbeen plenty of opportunity for practice. So, it isfair to say that flat-packs hold no fear for me.Use a large area, lay everything out, check thatthe correct number of every item is present,check that the holes have been jigged correctlyand have a bit of a dry run before joining allthe parts together. Usually, this works andthere is no need for divorce, a common end-result from buying flat packs. This system letme down badly when I purchased a large out-door table and ten wooden armchairs for thepatio. I assembled the table first without diffi-culty. Flushed with success, I decided to makethe chairs on a “production line”. I opened allten cardboard boxes, pulled out all the piecesof chair – 2 sides, 1seat and 1 back – and laidthem out in groups – 20 chair sides, 10 backsand 10 seats. All that remained was to put themtogether. At this point, I discovered that thework of making the chair parts must have beenoutsourced to many different workers in Balior wherever they had been made, and all thechairs had been jigged differently, ie the holesfor the bolts would not line up as I had mixedup all the parts. That taught me a lesson but,eventually, victory was mine.

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We have been making enquiries as to why we(Normandy Close) and certain other parts ofNorthwold are not receiving fibre to cabinetbroadband. The Methwold exchange that weare linked to has been converted but a numberof sub exchanges (cabinets) in Northwold havenot. We are getting very bitter and frustrated atthe level of progress, and with no reason as towhy or when the remaining sub exchanges willbe converted. We have received an email fromBetter Broadband for Norfolk and those of youin a similar position may be interested in itscontents which we show below:-

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clothes to pick my mother up from the air-port!”

The other night Susan was invited out for anight with the 'girls.' She told her husband thatshe would be home by midnight, 'I promise!'Well, the hours passed and the margaritas wentdown way too easily. Around 3 a.m., a bitloaded, she headed for home.Just as she got inthe door, the cuckoo clock in the hallwaystarted up and cuckooed 3 times. Quickly, real-izing her husband would probably wake up,she cuckooed another 9 times and congratu-lated herself on the quick-witted solution inorder to escape a conflict. (Even when verydrunk, she figured 3 cuckoos plus 9 cuckoostotals = 12 cuckoos = MIDNIGHT!)The next morning her husband asked me whattime she got in. 'MIDNIGHT' she said and hedidn't seem angry in the least. Then he said 'Weneed a new cuckoo clock.'When she asked him why, he said, 'Well, lastnight our clock cuckooed three times, thensaid 'oh cr*p.' Cuckooed 4 more times,cleared its throat, cuckooed another threetimes, giggled, cuckooed twice more, andthen tripped over the coffee table andpassed wind."

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Monday mornings for his pupils was to copy out inlonghand the previous day’s collect. St. Andrew’schurch clearly still plays an important role within thevillage community and it is pleasing to note that justa few doors away from where the Smith family livedfrom 1936 until my mother, Ciss, died in 1980 at 45,Methwold Road, there is a regular Bible Study andPrayer Group. The older I become, and I am now anoctogenarian, the more convinced I am of the his-toricity of Jesus and the truth and relevance of Hismission to proclaim the good news of salvation.Please forgive the overuse of the personal pronoun inthis piece. Its purpose is to respond to Brenda andRalph’s tribute to their parents by recounting howmuch he influenced this particular ex Norman schoolpupil. I am so pleased that Brenda designed andmade the kneeler and that it is dedicated to her par-ents. I look forward one day to the poignant possi-bility of kneeling upon it.AddendumMy wife, Anna, and our two sons now 39 and 32have in past years enjoyed our visits to Northwoldespecially one occasion when we stayed at TheGrange, the former Rectory where in 1949, withother Northwold boys, I attended ConfirmationClasses under the Rev James Thompson. My lastvisit in February, 2015 was a sad one - to attend thefuneral of Cicely Steward. Cicely had taken out mylate sister Joan in her pram when the Smiths liveddown the Tan Yard in 1934 and 1935. Anna and Icame to Ted’s 80th birthday in the Village Hall andwe still exchange Christmas cards with him. Onboth occasions, it was good to meet up with oldNorthwold friends and neighbours. It was at theSocial Club after Cicely’s funeral service I learnt thatyour Chair, Carol, had been at the organ. Had Iknown at the time, I would have made a point ofcommending her personally for all she contributes tothe Northwold Village community.

Jack would welcome hearing from any Northwoldfriends at smith.family@sky.com even if it is just tosay hello!

Any property with access to a broadband speedof less than a minimum of 2 Mbps that is notcurrently planned to benefit from a fibre up-grade to increase that speed can access theGovernment's national Satellite VoucherScheme, details and an Application Form canbe found on the Better Broadband for Norfolkwebsite"

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I conclude this picture is the Church SundaySchool outing to Hunstanton - with picture taken onthe Green. I can see Brenda Hardy and Mr. FlorrieGoymour and wonder of one of the lads can be CliffCooper. Hope others may be recognised.

As you see an item written by "Domine" - Mr Hardy- and though not dated I think he may be referring to90 West End (this house ) as it was built about thesame time as the Rectory. I cannot think of a secondhouse built at the same time. This place was built in

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TRIBUTE TO EDWIN HARDYHaving attended the Infants School in Hall Lane,Northwold from 1940 and Northwold PrimarySchool from 1942 to 1949, I was delighted to readthe tribute to Edwin Hardy in your Decemberedition from Brenda Holland and Ralph Hardy.Like many others I am very indebted to him for hisinfluence in my life – and yes, I did once “get thecane” from him!One of the most fortunate happenings in my schoollife was to fail the 11 plus exam. Our Standard 4teacher at the time told me I would “never be asgood as my sister!” Edwin Hardy, however, wasmuch more positive and on reaching his classthings changed. He was a motivator and with hisencouragement, I passed the 13 plus exam andinitially attended Thetford Special GrammarSchool, then Wymondham College. Never abright academic and ever a late developer, I sam-pled tertiary education in my 30’s as a part timestudent at London University and in my 50’sscraped a Master’s Degree at Bristol University. Ifthere was any merit along the way, I attribute thatto Edwin Hardy’s influence when I was just ateenager at Northwold School - and one of the twolocal butchers’ boys!One activity Brenda and Ralph did not mention,which their father organized, was a boys’ youthclub on a week night evening. My late father, Jim,who died in 1974, sometimes helped out with thisand loved playing table tennis and some of theboard games.Being a regular reader of Village Life on-line, I ampleased to have opportunity of keeping informedof happenings in Northwold. Very pleased to notethat the Norman School is in good hands and thatthe strong Christian ethos continues. Incidentally,during Edwin Hardy’s tenure the first task on

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Northwold Parish Council Meeting Dates for 2016All meetings are held at Northwold Village Hall, School Lane, Northwold

Wednesday 13th January 7.30pmTuesday 2nd February 7.30pm

Tuesday 1st March 7.30pm

Tuesday 5th April 7:30pm

Tuesday 31st MayAnnual Parish Meeting 7.00pmAGM Parish Council Meeting 7.30pm

Tuesday 5th July 7.30pm

Tuesday 6th September 7.30pm

Tuesday 4th October 7.30pm

Tuesday 1st November 7.30pm

Tuesday 6th December 7.30pmVicky Bright - Clerk, (Northwold Parish Council)